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T. A. LOTT. Dinner-Pail.

Patented May 11. I880.

N. PETERSv PHOTO LITHOGHAPHER WASHINGTON. D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS A. LOTT, OF OONEWANGO TOWNSHIP, WARREN COUNTY, PA.

DINNER-PAIL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 227,369, dated May 11, 1880.

' Application filed February 14, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOS. A. LOTT, of Gonewango township, county of Warren, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Dinner-Pail, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part thereof, and in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section through the pail; Fig. 2, a front elevation; Fig. 3, a plan view of the lamp, and Fig. 4 a side view thereof, the pail being removed.

My invention relates to dinner-pails,. and has for its object the production of a pail in which the food may be warmed by means of heat generated from a lamp attached to the bottom of the pail, the heat passing up through channels or tlues formed for that purpose; and it consists in the construction hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A refers to the lamp, which is provided with an oil-reservoir, B, a capped opening, a, for filling the same, and two burners, O. Springcatches D are attached to the side of the lamp for attaching it to the pail. A perforated ring, E, encircles the lamp and extends above its top and fits around the bottom of the pail, and is designed to protect the top of the lamp and to admit air to the space between the top of the lamp and bottom of the pail. This perforated ring is made with a sliding or swinging gate, F, through which access may be had to the burners for the purpose of lighting the same.

The pail further consists of an outer receptacle, G, provided on its exterior, near its lower end, with beads I), over which the free ends of catches D fit, so as to hold the receptacle G down on the edge of ring E, on which the bead b rests; and it is provided within its interior with flues or channels H, preferably tapering from bottom to top, and soldered or otherwise attached to the sides of the receptacle. These dues are located over the burners O, and the products of combustion pass up through the same and out at the top and heat the contents of the receptacle. Within this receptacle, at its top, there is fitted another vessel, I, which is formed with recesses J, by which means the vessel is fitted snugly around the dues H, supported within the other receptacle and prevented from turning therein, and constitutes a cover thereto. A cover, K, fits over the vessel I, and supports a cup, L, on

its top by means of a flange, c.

Loops M on the outside of receptacle G are for holding a knife and fork or other implements.

By the construction described the contents of both vessels G and l are well warmed by the heat-radiated from flues H, through which the products of combustion have exit, and the contents prevented from freezing.

The lamp can be easily detached from the bottom of the pail, and the parts are simple, and the pail therefore cheap of construction.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- In a dinner-pail, the receptacle Gr, having flues II located at the sides thereof, in combination with receptacle I, formed with recesses J, and detachable lamp A, the several parts being arranged to operate as described.

' THOMAS A. LOTT.

Witnesses:

D. W. 0. JAMES, HARRISON H. GEER. 

